Since the CDC has basically said the vaccine is useless this year the best thing to do is assume you haven’t been vaccinated.
My niece is a pharmacist. She and her hubby were one of the first to get vaccinated last fall when the new vaccine came out. She came down with the flu end of November’ish. Went to work feeling like crap for 2 days before she finally broke down and went to the doctor. Because *drum roll*, ‘I can’t have the flu, I’ve had the vaccine’. Well, she DID have the flu, A strain, and spent the better part of the next week in the hospital. Her hubby too in fact. My SIL was run ragged with all that and taking care of gkids too.
The scary thing, to me, is this...she worked for 2 days while symptomatic. How many patient prescription bottles did she send home with a healthy dose of flu a? Because, ‘I’ve been vaccinated, it can’t be the flu!’.
I know 70% are going to get it anyway if exposed and vulnerable. I started taking lots of D and C 2 years ago after complaining at my local health food store that I was getting more colds than usual. Hope that is helping.
I have my suspicions about all the deaths in the nursing homes, but apparently the peak boomers (below 65) are getting it big-time too and are dying from it.
I have 1 friend with asthma, 1 with COPD—really hope they don’t get it. The friend home with the broken wrist will probably be fine as long as she doesn’t get too many visitors.
Your kiddies are lucky to have such a savvy mom.